smoothadj/smuːð/

• 1

  Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.

  • The outlines must be smooth, […]imperceptible to the touch, and even, without eminence or cavities.
  • “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable,[…].
• 2

  Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.

  • We hope for a smooth transition to the new system.
  • England's path to Poland and Ukraine next summer looked to be a smooth one as goals from Ashley Young and Darren Bent gave them a comfortable lead after 31 minutes.
• 3

  Bland; glib.

  • This smooth discourse and mild behavior oft / Conceal a traitor.
  • This feeling, grounded on the experience of centuries of oppression, was not to be allayed by smooth explanations on the part of the advocates of the Constitution.
• 4

  Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent.

  • the only smooth poet of those times
  • VValler vvas ſmooth; but Dryden taught to join / The varying verſe, the full reſounding line, / The long majetſic march, and energy divine.
• 5

  Suave; sophisticated.

  • He was so smooth and handsome. He knew just what to say and when to say it.
• 6

  Natural; unconstrained.

  • In order for a reading to be smooth and effortless, readers must be able to recognize and read words accurately, automatically, and quickly.
• 7

  Unbroken.

  • Demonstrate first by the numbers and then as one smooth movement.
• 8

  Placid, calm.

  • As we worked to the southward, we picked up fair weather, and enjoyed smooth seas and pleasant skies.

smoothadv/smuːð/

• 1

  Smoothly.

  • smooth-running, smooth-tongued, smooth-spoken
  • The paths true love never ran smooth(ly).

smoothnoun/smuːð/

• 1

  Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily.

  • The smooth of his neck.
  • I think you and I will take the ups and the downs , the roughs and the smooths of this daily existence and conversation
• 2

  A smoothing action.

  • She brushes down her hair with a little bit of spit and a smooth of her hand and opens the bright green door, walking a few metres, squinting.
• 3

  A domestic animal having a smooth coat.

  • In the 4-toe stock there is a wide gap between the lowest rough and the smooths which come from the same parents.
• 4

  A member of an anti-hippie fashion movement in 1970s Britain.

  • By the early 1970s, skinhead culture began to mutate into the variant ‘white ethnic’ styles of the suedeheads and smooths.
• 5

  mathematicssciencesstatisticsThe analysis obtained through a smoothing procedure.

  • A smooth of the potato data set has already been given in Figure 1.2.

smoothverb/smuːð/

• 1

  To make smooth or even.

  • She smooths her skirt, looking as composed and ladylike as possible.
• 2

  To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure; to press, to flatten.

  • to smooth cloth with a smoothing iron
• 3

  To make straightforward or easy.

  • Caracas can be a tough place but the tremendously good-natured caraqueños smoothed my passage every step of the way.
• 4

  To calm or palliate.

  • to smooth a person's temper
• 5

  mathematicssciencesstatisticsTo capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.

  • […] the 7-month moving averages provide better smoothing of the data in this case than do the 3-month moving averages.
• 6

  To stroke; especially to stroke an animal's fur.

  • Can I smooth your cat?